As autumn continues to shove its way into our collective hearts, the Chicagoist Podcast Series takes to the broadcast day to discuss living, loving, and performing around our fair city. This week: more ›

Looking to be famous? Think you know how to cook? Have the thick skin needed to put up with constant verbal abuse from an asshole Scotsman? Then polish your resumes, sharpen your knives and head to the Illinois Institute of Art on Wabash Wednesday. From 10 a.m. through 6 p.m. Fox is hosting an open casting call for the next season of Hell's Kitchen (via), hosted by the mercurial Gordon Ramsay. Producers are looking for... more ›

Last night, after two weeks of traveling, a good bit of stress at work, and with a general sense of laziness, Chicagoist hoped to sit down, get some ice cream, and veg out in front of the television - getting caught up on missed episodes of "Stargate" and "Battlestar Galactica". Chicagoist may not watch a whole lot of television since "Hell's Kitchen" wrapped up, but we wanted to see how the ragtag band of survivors from Caprica were doing since the last episode. more ›